The 2016 European Individual Rapid Championship is taking place in the Park Inn by Radisson Meriton Conference & Spa Hotel in Tallinn, Estonia from 15-16 December. The 11-round Swiss tournament features almost 600 players, with Teimour Radjabov the top seed.

The prize fund is €20,000, with €4,000 for 1st place. Players have 15 minutes for all moves, with a 10-second increment starting from move 1. The tournament also marks the centenary of Estonian chess legend Paul Keres. (1)

Sokrates: If I am right Wojtaszek rated # 18 is the highest ranking player, so the winner can hardly be regarded as the European champion. Regardless, there are some very strong GMs in this tournament.

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